PIC18F46K22-I/MV Microchip Technology, PIC18F46K22-I/MV Datasheet - Page 219

• Manufacturer Part Number: PIC18F46K22-I/MV
• Description: 64KB, Flash, 3968bytes-RAM,8-bit Family,nanoWatt XLP 40 UQFN 5x5x0.5mm TUBE
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology
• Series: PIC® XLP™ 18Fr

Specifications of PIC18F46K22-I/MV

• Core Processor: PIC
• Core Size: 8-Bit
• Speed: 64MHz
• Connectivity: I²C, SPI, UART/USART
• Peripherals: Brown-out Detect/Reset, HLVD, POR, PWM, WDT
• Number Of I /o: 35
• Program Memory Size: 64KB (32K x 16)
• Program Memory Type: FLASH
• Eeprom Size: 1K x 8
• Ram Size: 3.8K x 8
• Voltage - Supply (vcc/vdd): 1.8 V ~ 5.5 V
• Data Converters: A/D 30x10b
• Oscillator Type: Internal
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Package / Case: 40-UFQFN Exposed Pad
• Processor Series: PIC18F
• Core: PIC
• Data Bus Width: 8 bit
• Data Ram Size: 4 KB
• Number Of Programmable I/os: 36
• Number Of Timers: 3 x 8-bit. 4 x 16-bit
• Operating Supply Voltage: 1.8 V to 5.5 V
• Mounting Style: SMD/SMT
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

When one device is transmitting a logical one, or letting
the line float, and a second device is transmitting a
logical zero, or holding the line low, the first device can
detect that the line is not a logical one. This detection,
when used on the SCLx line, is called clock stretching.
Clock stretching give slave devices a mechanism to
control the flow of data. When this detection is used on
the SDAx line, it is called arbitration. Arbitration
ensures that there is only one master device
communicating at any single time.
15.3.1
When a slave device has not completed processing
data, it can delay the transfer of more data through the
process of clock stretching. An addressed slave device
may hold the SCLx clock line low after receiving or
sending a bit, indicating that it is not yet ready to
continue. The master that is communicating with the
slave will attempt to raise the SCLx line in order to
transfer the next bit, but will detect that the clock line
has not yet been released. Because the SCLx
connection is open-drain, the slave has the ability to
hold that line low until it is ready to continue
communicating.
Clock stretching allows receivers that cannot keep up
with a transmitter to control the flow of incoming data.
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CLOCK STRETCHING
Preliminary
15.3.2
Each master device must monitor the bus for Start and
Stop bits. If the device detects that the bus is busy, it
cannot begin a new message until the bus returns to an
Idle state.
However, two master devices may try to initiate a
transmission on or about the same time. When this
occurs, the process of arbitration begins. Each
transmitter checks the level of the SDAx data line and
compares it to the level that it expects to find. The first
transmitter to observe that the two levels don’t match,
loses arbitration, and must stop transmitting on the
SDAx line.
For example, if one transmitter holds the SDAx line to
a logical one (lets it float) and a second transmitter
holds it to a logical zero (pulls it low), the result is that
the SDAx line will be low. The first transmitter then
observes that the level of the line is different than
expected and concludes that another transmitter is
communicating.
The first transmitter to notice this difference is the one
that loses arbitration and must stop driving the SDAx
line. If this transmitter is also a master device, it also
must stop driving the SCLx line. It then can monitor the
lines for a Stop condition before trying to reissue its
transmission. In the meantime, the other device that
has not noticed any difference between the expected
and actual levels on the SDAx line continues with its
original transmission. It can do so without any compli-
cations, because so far, the transmission appears
exactly as expected with no other transmitter disturbing
the message.
Slave Transmit mode can also be arbitrated, when a
master addresses multiple slaves, but this is less
common.
If two master devices are sending a message to two
different slave devices at the address stage, the master
sending the lower slave address always wins
arbitration. When two master devices send messages
to the same slave address, and addresses can
sometimes refer to multiple slaves, the arbitration
process must continue into the data stage.
Arbitration usually occurs very rarely, but it is a
necessary process for proper multi-master support.
PIC18(L)F2X/4XK22
ARBITRATION
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